Duan Tiannan told Lu Wen a very simple truth.
There are no permanent enemies in the world.
He wouldn't be surprised if one day he saw Lu Wen and Zero cooperating.
"That year, we were all still very young, and a big event happened in the north - the construction of a city by androids."
That city is called Eden.
Dawn of the androids.
And that city was recognized by two human cities in the north.
Many people went there in admiration, but did not find the location of that city.
Gradually, that city became a legend, a legend known to almost all awakened androids.
"Is there really this city?" Lu Wen asked, he thought it was just a trap.
"Yes, but it's not on the ground, so those guys haven't found it. And the number of androids inside... is incalculable, so numerous that it's terrifying. 90% of the awakened androids in the entire north have merged into that city."
"There is actually a city underground?"
This was not the first time Lu Wen heard this statement.
The last time the body in No Man's Land captured the executive team, I heard one of the executives call the people in Eden called gophers.
At that time, Lu Wen was wondering whether the reason why Eden's location was mysterious was because it was not on the surface at all.
"Since there is a floating city, why can't there be an underground city?"
Duan Tiannan pointed to the floor of the bar.
"Mowu City is built on countless abandoned cities. The reason why the world is so desolate is not because of a certain war, but because of countless population explosions, wars, and sharp population declines since the birth of mankind. This Caused by a vicious cycle.”
One city is stacked on top of another.
Layer upon layer.
"Some underground cities have completely collapsed and are buried in the sand, while some are only covered by wind and sand. Some are more special. For example, in the center of the inland sea in District 15, there is a city covered by sand. Submerged small cities.”
Lu Wen was thinking that if the sand was going to bury the city, it should do it bit by bit.
Why is there space left underground
"What does it mean that the surface is covered by wind and sand?"
"That's what you understand."
"impossible."
"Never say the words impossible."
Duan Tiannan took out his mobile phone and opened the map.
He found the location of the first area on the map and then zoomed in to show Lu Wen.
"There is a building in the first district. You have turned on your phone for almost three weeks and you still don't know about it." He pointed to the picture on his phone. "That building is called Xincheng Building. Its foundation is the other The roof of a building, that building is buried deep underground.”
"You mean, the underground of Mowu City is empty now?" Lu Wen found it a bit unbelievable. He had never studied architecture, but his subjective feeling was not credible.
"Very few places are empty, most places have been compacted."
"Why did this happen? When Mowu City was built, didn't you consider completely razing the ruins of the previous city?"
"How do I know?"
Duan Tiannan shrugged and took a sip of wine to soothe his throat.
"It's hard to talk to you androids. Don't you feel your mouth is getting dry after talking too much?"
"Won't."
“…”
Duan Tiannan explained to Lu Wen how the Eden was built.
"At that time, those androids accidentally discovered an underground city. I don't know which war it was before. It was deep underground."
"The underground space was almost completely swallowed up by sand. They transported the sand to the surface little by little and began to reinforce the expanded underground space. Until the last time I left, they were still reinforcing it, and perhaps they haven't stopped until now. "
Duan Tiannan took out a pendant from his pocket, made of bullet casings.
Throw it to Lu Wen.
"If one day you want to go to that city, this is your passport."
Lu Wen picked up the pendant and looked at it carefully.
The bullet casing has a robotic face carved into it.
"By the way, there is an empty underground city near Baker City. It is relatively well preserved. After being reinforced, it has become a tourist attraction. However, you must sign a liability exemption agreement before entering."
"How was that underground city formed?"
"At that time, the city was built among the mountains. It is said that taking the elevator to the first floor, standing on the balcony of the first floor and looking down, there were more than thirty floors. It was a very awkward place. Without an elevator, people would be exhausted. "
Duan Tiannan explained.
"Experts speculate that the tall buildings on the top of the mountain fell down and were supported by many buildings on the mountainside or at the bottom of the mountain, forming a natural barrier, which was then covered by wind and sand... In fact, as long as you are not blind, you can see it at a glance."
Then he started to tell Lu Wen about that trip to the north.
It was a winter, and he was going to find the legendary Eden.
Later he really found him.
And tried every means to get the pass
Later, he got bored and wanted to go to the far north. He wanted to carve words like "Duan Tiannan came here for a visit" on the North Pole.
Then we were trapped by the wind and snow.
"The news said it was a blizzard that only happens once in a hundred years. I was wondering how the news knew it would only happen in a hundred years..."
Young Duan Tiannan was trapped in a small wooden house.
All roads were covered with snow, and many birch trees outside the house were covered with nearly half of their trunks.
This cabin is still far away from the North Pole, and it is not a journey that can be completed in a day or two.
There is an iron pot set up in the house, and in the pot is beef stew with potatoes.
It's very sticky, bubbly and doesn't look very appetizing.
Also trapped in that cabin were Xia Zheng, No. 0, and several others.
"You and Zero were in the same room? You didn't kill him with one shot?"
"There are no eternal enemies, and it was just a clone of No. 0. The more people we had at that time, the more hope we had of getting out. The snow was really heavy. For several days, most of the wooden house was surrounded. , I can’t even push the door open.”
Duan Tiannan just wanted to go to the North Pole to have fun, but the weather was too bad.
The remaining people said they got the news and went to the far north to look for something.
A group of people sat around a warm fire.
Sparks burst out from time to time, crackling.
Duan Tiannan's body was wrapped in a thick green coat.
The temperature in the cabin was normal.
A layer of blurry mist formed on the glass window, and the snow had obscured the view outside the window.
The aroma of goulash and potatoes fills the air.
They were holding nostalgic green iron cups with a vague red five-pointed star pattern printed on them.
The owner of the wooden house was a sturdy bearded man who was very hospitable. He served everyone half a cup of beef stew and then began to play and sing their local folk songs.
The memory of that period in the wind and snow is not very clear, but every time Duan Tiannan thinks of it, he will sigh.
“That was the best goulash I’ve ever had.”
"What are they going to the far north to look for in the summer?"
(End of chapter)